Author/Authors :
Mahmuda، A. نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Entomology, , , Magaji، A.A. نويسنده Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, , , Yakubu، Y. نويسنده Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, , , Salihu، M.D. نويسنده Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, , , Lawal، M.D. نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Entomology, , , Mahmud، U. نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Entomology, , , Suleiman، N. نويسنده Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, , , Danmaigoro، A. نويسنده Department of Anatomy, ,
Abstract :
A parasitological study was carried on faecal samples obtained from intestinal segments of dogs killed for human consumption at Mami Market Area, Sokoto, Nigeria. Faecal samples of 40 different local dogs were analyzed using concentration techniques for the presence of Oocysts, eggs, larvae and adult parasites. Twenty nine (29), representing 72.5% of the samples were positive for one form of parasite or another comprising of fifteen (15) different parasite species. The public health importance of this finding was discussed.
